Postpartum Depression Care in Florence, SC
Care for depression and anxiety during pregnancy and the year after birth, coordinated with your OB/GYN, for adults in Florence and nearby Hartsville and Lake City by secure video.
Postpartum Depression Care for Adults in Florence
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides postpartum depression care for adults in Florence and across Florence County by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them; we accept Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice).
CDC PLACES reports figures for all adults rather than for new or expecting parents, so the measures below describe the wider community, starting with the share of adults ever told they have depression and the share with frequent mental distress.
Postpartum Depression Care: What the Local Figures Show in Florence
Compared with Florence County as a whole, Florence has higher estimates for short sleep, food insecurity and housing insecurity, while depression, frequent mental distress and lack of social and emotional support are about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Florence sits above the middle on short sleep, lack of social and emotional support, food insecurity and housing insecurity, while depression and frequent mental distress are close to the middle.
Florence has the twelfth-highest estimate for lack of social and emotional support of the 34 communities on this site, and a steady counselor can be one dependable source of support.
For short sleep, Florence ranks thirteenth-highest among them.
Its estimate for food insecurity is the fourteenth-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Florence sits above Lake City; below Hartsville.
An estimated 24 percent of households in Florence have no broadband subscription, the sixth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Florence | Florence County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 22.3 percent | 22.7 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 17.3 percent | 17.6 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.9 percent | 37.4 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 26 percent | 26.2 percent |
| Adults who reported food insecurity in the past year | 23 percent | 21.7 percent |
| Adults who reported housing insecurity in the past year | 17.9 percent | 16.8 percent |
Figures in this section come from CDC PLACES, 2025 release (model-based estimates from 2022 and 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data), with the American Community Survey, 2017 to 2021, via CDC for households without broadband; ranks compare the 34 South Carolina communities on this site.
Florence County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Florence County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5.6 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, above the statewide 5.2 days, the tenth-highest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Florence the fifteenth-lowest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Florence County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.6 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 18 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 38.2 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 332 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 13 percent | 13.4 percent |
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps builds these county figures from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022 for the survey measures, the CMS National Provider Identification file, 2024 for provider counts and the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2022 for insurance; ranks compare the South Carolina counties in this data.
Living and Working in Florence
More than 13,500 people work in health care in Florence County, the medical hub of the Pee Dee; health care workers face high rates of burnout, and video visits can fit around demanding shifts.
Florence grew up around a railroad depot site bought in 1853 and takes its name from Florence Harllee, daughter of the railroad's president; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
Francis Marion University and Florence-Darlington Technical College both have their campuses in Florence.
Florence National Cemetery dates to 1865 and lies about a quarter-mile from the site of a Civil War prison camp.
In 2026 SteelFab announced a $38.92 million Florence plant with 108 jobs making steel parts for U.S. naval defense.
Campuses serving Florence include Francis Marion University and Florence-Darlington Technical College.
Florence's economy centers on health care and automotive and retail distribution.
Florence County is federally designated as a mental health professional shortage area, meaning there are too few mental health professionals for the people who live there; telehealth lets Florence residents see a provider without waiting for a local opening.
Sources for these local facts: fcedp.com,cityofflorencesc.gov,southcarolinapublicradio.org,cem.va.gov,governor.sc.gov.
Postpartum Depression Care That Fits Around Shift Work
Returning to rotating or overnight shifts with a newborn at home can cut sleep even further.
Video visits can be booked around your shifts, and if you are breastfeeding, tell your provider so the safest options can be chosen.
Depression and anxiety can begin during pregnancy or at any point in the year after birth, and they are health conditions that can be treated, not a verdict on you as a parent.
Request an appointment for postpartum depression care, call (843) 737-0312, or read about postpartum depression care by telehealth across South Carolina and in person at our West Ashley office.
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Postpartum Depression Care in Florence: Questions
Yes: adults in Florence and the rest of Florence County can see Hope Behavioral Medicine by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them, and a video visit needs no ride; for comparison, Florence has the fourteenth-highest estimate for transportation barriers of the 34 communities on this site.
The baby blues are mild and short-lived in the first two weeks after giving birth, while low mood, worry or trouble bonding that is severe or lasts longer deserves an evaluation, and if you have thoughts of harming yourself or your baby that you might act on, call 911 or 988 right away.
CDC PLACES puts it at 26 percent of adults in Florence, the twelfth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 26.2 percent across Florence County.
In Florence County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 332 residents, more providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the fifth-lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Florence the twelfth-highest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
Video visits run Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, and you can book one during a break or before or after work, with no drive.
Hope Behavioral Medicine is not an emergency service: call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, at any hour, and in an emergency call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.